Comments on: TCA’s Fiction Friday Previews “Dancing with Derrida”

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:11:16 +0000

Good grief, I see why it’s unpublished. I’m a voracious reader. I’ll read just about anything, but this? No thanks. BORING. It’s a NOVEL, not a non-fiction narration about whatever the hell place this is supposed to be. And, just fyi, if the reader can spot the author’s politics in the prose — and yours show like a neon sign, lady — said author needs to start over. Just sayin’.

By: Patrick Carroll

Patrick Carroll — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:24:51 +0000

I work with a bunch of UGA graduates. Your opening paragraphs describe exactly how I imagine their university lives to have been. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book.

By: Mari

Mari — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:42:04 +0000

THis is a terrible opening. Consider starting with a scene wherein something interesting happens. Polemics are only interesting to those who write them.

I like your POV but you use too many paragraphs to state your point. Cut half and remember to “show” rather than tell.
I am a fan of your non-fiction, but an opening to a book is so important. If it falls flat, most people won’t read your book. Please consider revising.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:22:41 +0000

May publication come soon.